WRC 8 Pays Homage to Legendary Rally Cars in New Trailer

WRC 8 legendary rally cars

Cars have always played a big role in any WRC game and even in the real-life event. Apart from considering drivers as the main stars of the event, cars have enjoyed the same privilege as well and we all know that the classic rally cars were some of the best machines ever to witness the evolution of the WRC. The latest trailer of WRC 8 also shows the same thing to us as it pays tribute to the legendary rally cars which made this sport so much more fun everyone around the globe.

To celebrate the legendary cars, WRC 8 also comes with some of the most iconic rally cars from the previous generations of rallying sport. Although many of the great cars are missing in this list, it still has some of the best rally cars ever featured in the WRC’s rich legacy of amazing machines. WRC 8 features six legendary rally cars that debuted in WRC and made history.

Each of these nine iconic machines brought fame and glory to their manufacturers on the world’s harshest terrains and the most dangerous event. These days every sport is all about safety and regulations but back in the days of these machines, it was all speed, glory, wit and massive jumps at insane speeds. However, not all of these cars achieved victories in their times but they simply represented the very best of the event in their own times.

Check out the brand new WRC 8 Iconic Cars trailer below.

The iconic rally cars will be available in WRC 8 right at launch. These cars include:

  • Alpine A110 – 1973 Champions
  • Lancia Stratos – 1974/1975/1976 Champions
  • Ford Escort MkII RS1800 – 1979 Champions
  • Lancia 037 – 1983 Champions
  • Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evolution – 1988/1989/19990/1991/1992 Champions
  • VW Polo R WRC – 2013/2014/2015/2016 Champions
  • Lancia Fulvia HF – 1972 International Makes’ Champions (precursor of WRC)
  • Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT (9970 – Iconic Rally GT Car
  • Proton Iriz R5 – First drive of the WRC 2’s newest homologated rally car

Each of these vehicles is available in the Career Mode as well where players will be able to drive them in historic events and highlights of the classic rallies of yesteryear. Their unique handling characteristics will make players realize what made them so special back in their glory days.

Out of these cars, the Lancia Fulvia HF, Lancia Stratos, VW Polo WRC 2016 and Proton Iriz R5 will be available in-game from September 5, 2019. The Lancia 037 and Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT are pre-order exclusive cars and will be available only to those players who pre-order the game. The Alpine A110 and Ford Escort MKII RS1800 and Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione will be available to players as Day One DLC or via the Legendary Cars Pack.

We recently reviewed WRC 8 in which we termed WRC 8 as one of the best and the most authentic WRC games to date. Make sure that you check it out.

WRC 8 is releasing on PS4, Xbox One and PC via Epic Games Store on September 5, 2019. The Nintendo Switch version will arrive later in November 2019.

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